distinguish [dis'tiŋgwiʃ]

vt.

区别; 识别

(通过耳、目等)辨认出

把...区别分类; 使显出不同特征[特性]

[反身用法]使杰出, 使显出特色

【常用短语】

distinguish right from wrong

明辨是非

distinguish good from evil

分辨善恶

distinguish sb. in a crowd

在人群中认出某人

distinguish things into classes

把东西分成类

distinguish oneself by scholarship

学问超群

distinguish oneself in battle

战功卓著

【习惯用语】.

be distinguished as 辨明为, 称之为

be distinguished by 以...为特征

be distinguished for 以...而著名

be distinguished from 不同于; 与...加以区别

distinguish...from... 辨别, 识别; 把...和...区别开

distinguish oneself 使自己与众不同; 使自己出名

【同义词】synonym

define

vt.

解释; 给...下定义

限定, 规定, 立界限, 立范围

弄明确, 明确表示

使清楚; 使明显

The mountain was clearly defined against the light of the eastern sky.

东方天空的光芒使那座山清晰地显露出来。

【背句子记单词】

Can you distinguish these two things?

你能辨别这两件东西吗？

He couldn't distinguish right from wrong.

他是非不分。